Follow live coverage of the London Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony

Those in the U.S. will have to wait until Friday evening to catch the London Olympics 2012 Opening ceremony live, since NBC decided not to stream the event. But we have a live blog via USA Today, our flagship Gannett newspaper, that you can follow now until catching TV tonight.

To follow the Opening Ceremony from London, which is happening live after beginning at 3 p.m. central time click here.

USA Today is featuring on-the-scene analysis from USA Today reporters, the best from Twitter and beyond, photos from the scene and more.

NBC will air the opening ceremony beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday night. The network decided not to live stream the event, which is expected to last about three hours. In addition to USA Today's live blog, other live coverage includes photos and tweets found at Twitter's Olympics page at www.twitter.com/olympics.

Many outside the United States can get a live stream of the opening ceremony, however. CTV is broadcasting the ceremony across Canada, and the BBC has live coverage on television throughout the U.K.

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Follow live coverage of the London Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony

Those in the U.S. will have to wait until Friday evening to catch the London Olympics 2012 Opening ceremony live, since NBC decided not to stream the event. But we have a live blog via USA Today, our